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May 2017

May 25, 2017

McDonald’s to Close Down After Accusations of Cultural Appropriation

Just weeks after launching its Great Tastes of America burger series in the United Kingdom,...

November 2016

November 10, 2016

Calexit Refugees Need Your Help!

Quick update: The piece below is satire (and was tagged as such from the outset),...

October 2015

October 02, 2015

ACLU Sues Catholic College for Not Allowing School Shootings #satire

BISMARK, ND - Following on the heels of the lawsuit against Michigan-based Catholic hospital Trinity...

September 2015

September 23, 2015

Top Ten Pope Quotes From the Private Obama Meeting #satire

What were the Holy Father and President Obama talking about that kept them so long?...

August 2015

August 28, 2015

English Majors File Lawsuit Against UT Citing Hostile Environment #satire

KNOXVILLE - Outside of the University of Tennessee's student center, demonstrators have gathered to stand...

July 2015

July 15, 2015

The South is Backward and Horrible and Don’t You Forget That

Max Lindenman has been on a roll with his essays lately, and his piece on...

June 2015

June 20, 2015

Teenagers Help Prominent Catholics Prepare Response to Laudato Si’ #satire

Observing the vast numbers of Catholic adults struggling to form concise, clearly-stated arguments against Laudatio...

April 2015

April 16, 2015

Chronicle Ad Spawns Plethora of Open Letters: Fire My Bishop, Too!

Readers at this blog, inspired by the knowledge that Pope Francis is just as likely...

April 01, 2015

Two Foolproof Ways to Improve Church Attendance

Dear Pope Francis, Other people have shared their ideas with you on how to bring...

February 2015

February 12, 2015

USCCB Hires National Labor Relations Board to Vet Catholic Colleges #satire

Under increasing pressure from the Vatican to come up with something better than "definite progress"...

February 11, 2015

Screwtape vs. Slubgrip: Fan-Fic? Or do GKC, Belloc, Knox, Lewis, & Tolkien Have a New Colleague?

Fr. Dwight Longenecker has released his second Screwtape-style novel, Slubgrip Instructs. C.S. Lewis fans are understandably...

February 10, 2015

Six Ways to Make Your Confirmation Class More Like an Internet Headline

(Quick update to remind the catechists: This is a blog for adults, not kids. Patheos...

December 2014

December 03, 2014

World Finance Executives Warn Vatican: Don’t Change a Thing – UPDATED

UPDATED 12/12/2014 - Though I tagged this as "Satire" apparently it was mistaken for actual...

May 2014

May 16, 2014

Satire? Yes or No?

UPDATE: I've gone and done it. Check the "Satire" category to see the results of my...